School teachers???

[AmandaKDT]

I am a teacher. Teachers get their salaries adjusted so that they get income for the whole year, usually with a single payment given at the end of the school year to cover the summer (that is how it works in Manitoba anyway). It isn't like they don't have income for the summer, so I wouldn't feel bad for expecting some type of compensation.

The only time it would be difficult is if the teacher doesn't have a permanent contract and has to go year to year (or possibly month to month or day to day) not knowing where they will be working next. If the teacher doesn't work at a particular school until the end of the year they don't get paid for the summer months, but at the same time their salary isn't adjusted to cover the summer. I was in this situation, but I also worked at non-teaching jobs during the summer so I needed daycare year round when I was still working out of the home.

Just thought I'd share to help people better understand how teacher salaries work. If it were me I wouldn't let them not pay for the summer if you are planning to be open and cannot afford the loss of income.